title: Percutaneous saphenous vein graft intervention with sequential embolic protection devices: complementing lesion anatomy with embolic protection device.
abstract: Saphenous vein graft (SVG) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) carries unique technical challenges requiring the utilization of embolic protection devices (EPDs) to reduce the adverse events associated with distal embolization. Distal embolization is a common and almost ubiquitous consequence of SVG PCI due to the soft and friable nature of the SVG lesions. We describe a case of revascularizing a SVG with tandem stenoses employing the use of two different EPDs that complemented their respective lesion's location within the SVG.
authors.affiliation: Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Parker
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grow
authors.forename: S Tanveer
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Rab
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency